Primarily renderings, displays, and engineering drawings documenting the construction of the Tryon Street Pedestrian Mall in uptown Charlotte, dedicated in 1984. Also includes clippings, photographs, and a videocassette recording of a slide show "Visions in Transition."

Preferred Citation note

Charlotte Transit Mall Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Biographical/Historical note

The Charlotte transit/pedestrian mall was approved by voters in a bond referendum on April 28, 1981. A major component of the Charlotte Central Area Plan (November, 1980), the goals of the mall were to "provide a more efficient transit system and to create a pleasant environment of pedestrians" (Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce News Release, 12/20/81). The mall consists of nine blocks of Tryon Street (Stonewall Street to 8th Street) and the 100 blocks of East and West Trade streets. Construction began in January, 1982, with dedication occuring on Thanksgiving Day, 1984.

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Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use note

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of the City of Charlotte, 1984 ; Gift of Stewart Lillard, 1984 ; Combined gift of Carl Bergman, Diane Davis, and John Hilarides, 1985.